diff --git a/res/menu/message_compose_option.xml b/res/menu/message_compose_option.xml
index b2c9154d7..b2fb00c15 100644
--- a/res/menu/message_compose_option.xml
+++ b/res/menu/message_compose_option.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@
 		android:title="@string/send_as"
 		android:icon="@drawable/ic_menu_identity"
 	/>
+	<item
+		android:id="@+id/read_receipt"
+	android:alphabeticShortcut="r"
+		android:title="@string/read_receipt"
+	/>
 	<item
 		android:id="@+id/add_attachment_image"
 		android:title="@string/add_attachment_action_image"
diff --git a/res/values-it/strings.xml b/res/values-it/strings.xml
index e9b9122aa..b9c5918b0 100644
--- a/res/values-it/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values-it/strings.xml
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@
     <string name="view_hide_details_action">Mostra/nascondi dettagli</string>
     <string name="add_cc_bcc_action">Aggiungi Cc/Ccn</string>
     <string name="edit_subject_action">Modifica oggetto</string>
+    <string name="read_receipt">Notifica di lettura</string>
+    <string name="read_receipt_enabled">Notifica di lettura attiva</string>
+    <string name="read_receipt_disabled">Notifica di lettura disattiva</string>
     <string name="add_attachment_action">Aggiungi allegato</string>
     <string name="add_attachment_action_image">Aggiungi allegato (Immagine)</string>
     <string name="add_attachment_action_video">Aggiungi allegato (Video)</string>
@@ -569,6 +572,9 @@ Benvenuto nella configurazione della posta di K-9. K-9 è un client di posta ope
     <string name="account_settings_message_format_text">Plain Text (verranno rimosse immagini e formattazione)</string>
     <string name="account_settings_message_format_html">HTML (immagini e formattazione verranno preservate)</string>
 
+    <string name="account_settings_message_read_receipt_label">Notifica di lettura</string>
+    <string name="account_settings_message_read_receipt_summary">Richiedi sempre la notifica di lettura</string>
+
     <string name="account_settings_quote_style_label">Aspetto testo quotato nelle risposte</string>
     <string name="account_settings_quote_style_prefix">Prefisso (come Gmail, Pine)</string>
     <string name="account_settings_quote_style_header">Intestazione (come Outlook, Yahoo!, Hotmail)</string>
diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 243e6d3d8..28762a79c 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@
     <string name="view_hide_details_action">View/hide details</string>
     <string name="add_cc_bcc_action">Add Cc/Bcc</string>
     <string name="edit_subject_action">Edit subject</string>
+    <string name="read_receipt">Read Receipt</string>
+    <string name="read_receipt_enabled">Read receipt enabled</string>
+    <string name="read_receipt_disabled">Read receipt disabled</string>
     <string name="add_attachment_action">Add attachment</string>
     <string name="add_attachment_action_image">Add attachment (Image)</string>
     <string name="add_attachment_action_video">Add attachment (Video)</string>
@@ -572,6 +575,9 @@ Welcome to K-9 Mail setup.  K-9 is an open source mail client for Android origin
     <string name="account_settings_message_format_text">Plain Text (images and formatting will be removed)</string>
     <string name="account_settings_message_format_html">HTML (images and formatting are preserved)</string>
 
+    <string name="account_settings_message_read_receipt_label">Read receipt</string>
+    <string name="account_settings_message_read_receipt_summary">Always request a read receipt</string>
+
     <string name="account_settings_quote_style_label">Reply quoting style</string>
     <string name="account_settings_quote_style_prefix">Prefix (like Gmail, Pine)</string>
     <string name="account_settings_quote_style_header">Header (like Outlook, Yahoo!, Hotmail)</string>
diff --git a/res/xml/account_settings_preferences.xml b/res/xml/account_settings_preferences.xml
index f30ed0065..467beaffd 100644
--- a/res/xml/account_settings_preferences.xml
+++ b/res/xml/account_settings_preferences.xml
@@ -232,6 +232,12 @@
             android:entries="@array/account_settings_message_format_entries"
             android:entryValues="@array/account_settings_message_format_values" />
 
+        <CheckBoxPreference
+	    android:persistent="false"
+	    android:key="message_read_receipt"
+	    android:title="@string/account_settings_message_read_receipt_label"
+	    android:summary="@string/account_settings_message_read_receipt_summary" />
+
         <ListPreference
             android:persistent="false"
             android:key="quote_style"
diff --git a/src/com/fsck/k9/Account.java b/src/com/fsck/k9/Account.java
index a1bbda111..9c9d23584 100644
--- a/src/com/fsck/k9/Account.java
+++ b/src/com/fsck/k9/Account.java
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ public class Account implements BaseAccount {
     private static final String[] networkTypes = { TYPE_WIFI, TYPE_MOBILE, TYPE_OTHER };
 
     private static final MessageFormat DEFAULT_MESSAGE_FORMAT = MessageFormat.HTML;
+    private static final boolean DEFAULT_MESSAGE_READ_RECEIPT = false;
     private static final QuoteStyle DEFAULT_QUOTE_STYLE = QuoteStyle.PREFIX;
     private static final String DEFAULT_QUOTE_PREFIX = ">";
     private static final boolean DEFAULT_QUOTED_TEXT_SHOWN = true;
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ public class Account implements BaseAccount {
     // current set of fetched messages
     private boolean mRingNotified;
     private MessageFormat mMessageFormat;
+    private boolean mMessageReadReceipt;
     private QuoteStyle mQuoteStyle;
     private String mQuotePrefix;
     private boolean mDefaultQuotedTextShown;
@@ -203,6 +205,7 @@ public class Account implements BaseAccount {
         maximumPolledMessageAge = -1;
         maximumAutoDownloadMessageSize = 32768;
         mMessageFormat = DEFAULT_MESSAGE_FORMAT;
+        mMessageReadReceipt = DEFAULT_MESSAGE_READ_RECEIPT;
         mQuoteStyle = DEFAULT_QUOTE_STYLE;
         mQuotePrefix = DEFAULT_QUOTE_PREFIX;
         mDefaultQuotedTextShown = DEFAULT_QUOTED_TEXT_SHOWN;
@@ -277,6 +280,7 @@ public class Account implements BaseAccount {
         maximumPolledMessageAge = prefs.getInt(mUuid + ".maximumPolledMessageAge", -1);
         maximumAutoDownloadMessageSize = prefs.getInt(mUuid + ".maximumAutoDownloadMessageSize", 32768);
         mMessageFormat = MessageFormat.valueOf(prefs.getString(mUuid + ".messageFormat", DEFAULT_MESSAGE_FORMAT.name()));
+        mMessageReadReceipt = prefs.getBoolean(mUuid + ".messageReadReceipt", DEFAULT_MESSAGE_READ_RECEIPT);
         mQuoteStyle = QuoteStyle.valueOf(prefs.getString(mUuid + ".quoteStyle", DEFAULT_QUOTE_STYLE.name()));
         mQuotePrefix = prefs.getString(mUuid + ".quotePrefix", DEFAULT_QUOTE_PREFIX);
         mDefaultQuotedTextShown = prefs.getBoolean(mUuid + ".defaultQuotedTextShown", DEFAULT_QUOTED_TEXT_SHOWN);
@@ -529,6 +533,7 @@ public class Account implements BaseAccount {
         editor.putInt(mUuid + ".maximumPolledMessageAge", maximumPolledMessageAge);
         editor.putInt(mUuid + ".maximumAutoDownloadMessageSize", maximumAutoDownloadMessageSize);
         editor.putString(mUuid + ".messageFormat", mMessageFormat.name());
+        editor.putBoolean(mUuid + ".messageReadReceipt", mMessageReadReceipt);
         editor.putString(mUuid + ".quoteStyle", mQuoteStyle.name());
         editor.putString(mUuid + ".quotePrefix", mQuotePrefix);
         editor.putBoolean(mUuid + ".defaultQuotedTextShown", mDefaultQuotedTextShown);
@@ -1284,6 +1289,14 @@ public class Account implements BaseAccount {
         this.mMessageFormat = messageFormat;
     }
 
+    public synchronized boolean isMessageReadReceiptAlways() {
+        return mMessageReadReceipt;
+    }
+
+    public synchronized void setMessageReadReceipt(boolean messageReadReceipt) {
+        mMessageReadReceipt = messageReadReceipt;
+    }
+
     public QuoteStyle getQuoteStyle() {
         return mQuoteStyle;
     }
diff --git a/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/MessageCompose.java b/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/MessageCompose.java
index 32d6793af..790e5a18a 100644
--- a/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/MessageCompose.java
+++ b/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/MessageCompose.java
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ public class MessageCompose extends K9Activity implements OnClickListener, OnFoc
     private static final String STATE_IN_REPLY_TO = "com.fsck.k9.activity.MessageCompose.inReplyTo";
     private static final String STATE_REFERENCES = "com.fsck.k9.activity.MessageCompose.references";
     private static final String STATE_KEY_MESSAGE_FORMAT = "com.fsck.k9.activity.MessageCompose.messageFormat";
+    private static final String STATE_KEY_READ_RECEIPT = "com.fsck.k9.activity.MessageCompose.messageReadReceipt";
 
     private static final int MSG_PROGRESS_ON = 1;
     private static final int MSG_PROGRESS_OFF = 2;
@@ -168,6 +169,8 @@ public class MessageCompose extends K9Activity implements OnClickListener, OnFoc
         HIDE
     };
 
+    private boolean mReadReceipt = false;
+
     private QuotedTextMode mQuotedTextMode = QuotedTextMode.NONE;
 
     private TextView mFromView;
@@ -530,6 +533,7 @@ public class MessageCompose extends K9Activity implements OnClickListener, OnFoc
         }
 
         mMessageFormat = mAccount.getMessageFormat();
+        mReadReceipt = mAccount.isMessageReadReceiptAlways();
 
         if (!mSourceMessageProcessed) {
             updateFrom();
@@ -820,6 +824,7 @@ public class MessageCompose extends K9Activity implements OnClickListener, OnFoc
         outState.putString(STATE_REFERENCES, mReferences);
         outState.putSerializable(STATE_KEY_HTML_QUOTE, mQuotedHtmlContent);
         outState.putSerializable(STATE_KEY_MESSAGE_FORMAT, mMessageFormat);
+        outState.putBoolean(STATE_KEY_READ_RECEIPT, mReadReceipt);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -834,6 +839,8 @@ public class MessageCompose extends K9Activity implements OnClickListener, OnFoc
 
         mMessageFormat = (MessageFormat) savedInstanceState
                          .getSerializable(STATE_KEY_MESSAGE_FORMAT);
+        mReadReceipt = savedInstanceState
+                         .getBoolean(STATE_KEY_READ_RECEIPT);
         mCcWrapper.setVisibility(savedInstanceState.getBoolean(STATE_KEY_CC_SHOWN) ? View.VISIBLE
                                  : View.GONE);
         mBccWrapper.setVisibility(savedInstanceState
@@ -1019,6 +1026,9 @@ public class MessageCompose extends K9Activity implements OnClickListener, OnFoc
         message.setRecipients(RecipientType.CC, getAddresses(mCcView));
         message.setRecipients(RecipientType.BCC, getAddresses(mBccView));
         message.setSubject(mSubjectView.getText().toString());
+        if (mReadReceipt == true) {
+            message.setHeader("Disposition-Notification-To", from.toEncodedString());
+        }
         message.setHeader("User-Agent", getString(R.string.message_header_mua));
 
         final String replyTo = mIdentity.getReplyTo();
@@ -1143,6 +1153,7 @@ public class MessageCompose extends K9Activity implements OnClickListener, OnFoc
         LENGTH("l"),
         OFFSET("o"),
         MESSAGE_FORMAT("f"),
+        MESSAGE_READ_RECEIPT("r"),
         SIGNATURE("s"),
         NAME("n"),
         EMAIL("e"),
@@ -1423,6 +1434,19 @@ public class MessageCompose extends K9Activity implements OnClickListener, OnFoc
         mBccWrapper.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
     }
 
+    private void onReadReceipt() {
+        CharSequence txt;
+        if (mReadReceipt == false) {
+            txt=getString(R.string.read_receipt_enabled);
+            mReadReceipt = true;
+        } else {
+            txt=getString(R.string.read_receipt_disabled);
+            mReadReceipt = false;
+        }
+        Context context = getApplicationContext();
+        Toast toast = Toast.makeText(context, txt, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT);
+        toast.show();
+    }
     /**
      * Kick off a picker for whatever kind of MIME types we'll accept and let Android take over.
      */
@@ -1753,6 +1777,8 @@ public class MessageCompose extends K9Activity implements OnClickListener, OnFoc
         case R.id.choose_identity:
             onChooseIdentity();
             break;
+        case R.id.read_receipt:
+            onReadReceipt();
         default:
             return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
         }
diff --git a/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/setup/AccountSettings.java b/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/setup/AccountSettings.java
index ab4db9806..9ca88f15d 100644
--- a/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/setup/AccountSettings.java
+++ b/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/setup/AccountSettings.java
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ public class AccountSettings extends K9PreferenceActivity {
     private static final String PREFERENCE_MESSAGE_SIZE = "account_autodownload_size";
     private static final String PREFERENCE_SAVE_ALL_HEADERS = "account_save_all_headers";
     private static final String PREFERENCE_MESSAGE_FORMAT = "message_format";
+    private static final String PREFERENCE_MESSAGE_READ_RECEIPT = "message_read_receipt";
     private static final String PREFERENCE_QUOTE_PREFIX = "account_quote_prefix";
     private static final String PREFERENCE_QUOTE_STYLE = "quote_style";
     private static final String PREFERENCE_DEFAULT_QUOTED_TEXT_SHOWN = "default_quoted_text_shown";
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ public class AccountSettings extends K9PreferenceActivity {
     private CheckBoxPreference mNotificationOpensUnread;
     private CheckBoxPreference mNotificationUnreadCount;
     private ListPreference mMessageFormat;
+    private CheckBoxPreference mMessageReadReceipt;
     private ListPreference mQuoteStyle;
     private EditTextPreference mAccountQuotePrefix;
     private CheckBoxPreference mAccountDefaultQuotedTextShown;
@@ -217,6 +219,9 @@ public class AccountSettings extends K9PreferenceActivity {
             }
         });
 
+        mMessageReadReceipt = (CheckBoxPreference) findPreference(PREFERENCE_MESSAGE_READ_RECEIPT);
+        mMessageReadReceipt.setChecked(mAccount.isMessageReadReceiptAlways());
+
         mAccountQuotePrefix = (EditTextPreference) findPreference(PREFERENCE_QUOTE_PREFIX);
         mAccountQuotePrefix.setSummary(mAccount.getQuotePrefix());
         mAccountQuotePrefix.setText(mAccount.getQuotePrefix());
@@ -716,6 +721,7 @@ public class AccountSettings extends K9PreferenceActivity {
         mAccount.setSaveAllHeaders(mSaveAllHeaders.isChecked());
         mAccount.setSearchableFolders(Account.Searchable.valueOf(mSearchableFolders.getValue()));
         mAccount.setMessageFormat(Account.MessageFormat.valueOf(mMessageFormat.getValue()));
+        mAccount.setMessageReadReceipt(mMessageReadReceipt.isChecked());
         mAccount.setQuoteStyle(QuoteStyle.valueOf(mQuoteStyle.getValue()));
         mAccount.setQuotePrefix(mAccountQuotePrefix.getText());
         mAccount.setDefaultQuotedTextShown(mAccountDefaultQuotedTextShown.isChecked());